Featured is a wild chess game between Sam Shankland and Hans Niemann from Round 4 of the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship. Out of a Nimzo-Indian Defense, play first occurs on the queenside with Niemann establishing a pawn on c4. Shortly after Shankland misses a golden opportunity on move 18, Niemann pounces on a key intersection square on the queenside, sparking the win of material. From there, the game quickly sharpens on the kingside where Shankland has no pieces defending, while nearly all of Niemann’s forces are aimed at that flank. The attack is relentless, and despite Shankland’s strong defensive effort, he eventually stumbles under the pressure.
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Image of Hans Niemann by Lennart Ootes
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. a3 Bd6 8. Qc2 Na6 9. Nf3 c5 10. O-O c4 11. Be2 Nc7 12. a4 Na6 13. b3 Nb4 14. Qb1 cxb3 15. Qxb3 Bf5 16. a5 Rc8 17. Bd2 a6 18. g3 Qe7 19. Rfc1 Rc7 20. Ne5 Rfc8 21. Qb2 Nc2 22. Rxc2 Bxc2 23. Ng4 Be4 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Bg4 f5 26. Be2 h5 27. Bxh5 Kg7 28. Bd1 Rh8 29. h4 Rc6 30. Nxe4 fxe4 31. Rb1 Rxh4 32. gxh4 Qxh4 33. Kf1 Bg3 34. Be1 Rf6 35. Qc2 Qh1+ 36. Ke2 Qg2 37. Kd2 Bxf2 38. Be2 Bxe3+ 39. Kd1 Qg1 40. Qc8 Bg5 41. Rxb7 Bh4 42. Qg4+ Qxg4 43. Bxg4 Rf1 44. Be6 Rxe1+ 45. Kc2 Re2+ 46. Kd1 Rf2 47. Bxd5 e3 48. Bc4 Rd2+ 49. Kc1 e2 50. Rxf7+ Kg6 51. Bxe2 Rxe2 52. Ra7 Re6 53. d5 Rd6 54. Kc2 Bf2 55. Ra8 Kf7 56. Kb3 Ke7 57. Kc4 Kd7 58. Rf8 Bh4 59. Rf7+ Be7 60. Rh7 Rg6 61. Kd4 Kd6 62. Ke4 Bd8 63. Rh1 Rg4+ 64. Kf3 Rh4 65. Rg1 Kc5 66. d6 Rd4 67. Rc1+ Kb5